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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Round the year availability of Mankurad will be a reality soon-Director, ICAR
To make 'Swayampurna Goa’ ICAR signed MoU with Central Potato Research Institute to increase vegetable & fodder production
Panaji, 4 October 2021
Round the year availability of traditional Goan products like ‘Mankurad' mango and Ready to eat livestock products like Goan sausage, shrimp/duck curry will be a reality soon, informed Director ICAR today. To make ‘Swayampurna Goa’ Indian Council of Agricultural Research has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla to increase vegetable and fodder production. Director, ICAR, Shri Parveen Kumar today interacted with the media about the various activities undertaken by ICAR.
Director Shri Parveen Kumar informed that at present Goa is importing 320 tons of vegetable per day from neighboring states. After the cultivation of Vegetables and Potato in the state the import will reduce drastically and will make Goa self-reliant in the Agri sector. Five varieties of potato have been recommended for cultivation in the state.
Further he said that in the state, 18,000 acre of ‘Khajan land’  will be used to cultivate various varieties of rice. ICAR is also working on harvesting the crops even in the rainy season and productive utilization of coastal saline soil. By developing multi-enterprise models for the west and east coast to increase farmers’ income and diversification, ensure regular income besides nutritional security.
To increase farmers’ income farmers have been under training for backyard poultry and ornamental agriculture. ICAR with the innovative methods reaching out to the farmers. 7,000 farmers have been connected through WhatsApp groups by ICAR and getting real time information on Weather. Thus farmers are getting additional income of 9 crores in 3 seasons by adoption of the Agroadvisory services, said Shri Parveen Kumar.
Goa Cashew Fenni, Khola chilli and Myndoli Banana developed by ICAR received Geographical Indication  and Goa pork sausage application for GI is under process.VK/SRT/DR
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Ministry of Defence
INS Hansa – First Defence Airfield with RNP Approach Based on GAGAN Indian Satellite System
Goa: 12 May 2023
INS Hansa has become the very first Joint-User International Aerodrome in the South-Asia Pacific region to be augmented with the Required Navigation Performance  approach. The RNP approach will reduce dependency for navigation on ground-based equipment such as Very-High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio  and Instrument Landing System . This RNP approach will provide near Category-I ILS accuracies, thereby aiding unhindered flying operations even when the aforementioned equipment are unserviceable/ under maintenance.
The capability was achieved through dedicated and concerted efforts of the Indian Navy and Airports Authority of India . A team of AAl officials visited the Air Station between 07-08 April 2022 towards formulation of Letters of Agreement  between INS Hansa and Mopa International Airport. During the discussions, AAl offered to revise all the Instrument Approach Procedures  of INS Hansa and also design Required Navigation Performance  approaches for both the runways.
The station deputed one Instrument Procedure Design Course  qualified officer to AAl and all the lAPs were revised with the help of Aeronautical Charts prepared by the Survey Department of the AAI. The AAl also designed the Indian satellite GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation  based RNP approach for runway 26 at INS Hansa  for which Satisfactory flight trials were conducted using the station's air assets.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari emphasises upon improving MSME footprint in 115 aspirational districtsCalls upon industry to come forward with ideas and suggestions for uplifting the economy
Sh Gadkari asks CII to draft road infrastructure insurance scheme replacing need for Bank Guarantee to speed up financial closure thereby project completion
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today addressed India@75 Summit : Mission 2022 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries. He said, there is urgent need to look towards improving presence of MSME industry in the 115 identified aspirational districts of the country. Their contribution to GDP is presently negligible, but if focused attention is drawn towards them, these can uplift the employment scene in a big way.
The Minister informed that the government is working upon a scheme for inclusion of smallest units under MSME ambit providing for their micro financial requirements. Recently, the MSME umbrella has been expanded and industry with investment value uptoRs 50 crore and turnover uptoRs 250 crore has been covered in the new definition of MSME. Also, the manufacturing and service sectors under MSME have been brought together by giving similar definitions to both.
Shri Gadkari called upon the CII representatives to share ideas and suggestions for improving the overall economic condition of the country. He cited the example of China, where top 10 business categories contributed about 70 per cent to its export bill. He said, by technology upgradation, India can also look for new export avenues in MSME sector. This will help grow a large number of ancillary units, he said.
Shri Gadkari also asked CII to draft a proposal for insurance of roads which will remove requirement of Bank Guarantee. This will speed up financial closure of road projects and in raising finances, thereby faster project completion. He elaborated how road scenario was changing in the country which would further immensely improve with proposed 22 new green expressway projects.
PIB Headquarters
SPECIAL TRAINS
Southern Railway will run weekly special trains to clear extra rush of passengers as under.
Special Trains in Kochuveli – Mangaluru sector Via Kottayam
Train No. 06053, Kochuveli- Mangaluru Junction special fare special train will start from Kochuveli at 18.35 hrs on Fridays, falling between 07th April to 30th June 2017 to reach Mangaluru Junction station at 05.10 hrs on next day. In the return direction Train No. 06054 will start from Mangaluru Jn at 15.40 hrs on all Sundays from 09th April to 02nd July 2017 to reach Kochuveli station at 05.00 hrs on following Mondays. With a composition of One 3AC, Eight Sleeper class , and Eight General coaches These trains will have stoppage at Kollam , Kayamkulam, Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Jn, Kozhikkode, Kannur and Kasaragod stations.
Special Trains in Kochuveli-Puduchery sector Via Nagercoil Town
Train No. 06052 will start from Kochuveli at 05.10 hrs on Thursdays, falling between 06th April to 29th June 2017 to reach Puducherry at 20.10 hrs on same day. In the return direction Train No. 06051 will start from Puducherry at 22.30 hrs on all Fridays, falling between 06th April to 29th June 2017 to reach Kochuveli at 14.15 hrs on the following day. With a composition of One 3AC, Eight Sleeper class , and Eight General coaches These trains will have stoppage at Trivandrum, Kulithurai, Nagercoil Town, Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Kovilpatti, Satur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, , Thiruchirappally, Vridhachalam, and Villupuram stations.
One Suvidha special between Ernakulam and Howrah
 to reach Ernakulam Junction at 06.00 hrs on following Monday. In the return direction Train No. 02856 will start from Ernakulam Jn at 08.50 hrs on Tuesday the 04th April 2017 to reach Howrah at 23.00 hrs on following Wednesdays. With a composition of Eight Three Tier Ac coaches, and 8 sleeper class coaches the btrain will have stoppages at Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, Jolarpettai, Renigunta and other important stations.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
First Meeting of India-Russia Working Group on Roads and Intelligent Transport Systems held in New Delhi
The 1st meeting of India-Russia Working Group on Roads and Intelligent Transport Systems was held in New Delhi on 28th March 2023. The working group was established under the Memorandum of Understanding  signed between Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation on Bilateral Cooperation in the Road Transport and Road Industry in September 2021, to establish a long-term and effective bilateral relationship of communication and cooperation in the road transportation, logistics, Intelligent Transport System  and green mobility sector.
The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Alka Upadhyaya, Secretary , Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways and His Excellency Mr. Dmitry Bakanov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
The deliberations during the meeting showcased the various initiatives taken by both the countries related to intelligent transport systems, green mobility, road safety, technology implementation in the road transport and highways sector. The discussions held paved the way for prolonged collaboration between India and Russia for implementation of digital technology enabled ITS services in road transportation development.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Daily wagers working in local areas
As per the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, the Government is mandated to provide Social Security to the workers of unorganised sector including daily wage workers by formulating suitable welfare schemes on matters relating to  life and disability cover,  health and maternity benefits,  old age protection and  any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government.
The Life and Disability cover is provided through Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana  and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana .
The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  provides an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization corresponding to 1949 treatment procedures across 27 specialties. It is a completely cashless and paperless scheme. The beneficiary families under ABPMJAY have been identified from Social Economic Caste Census  of 2011 basis 6 deprivation and 11 occupational criteria across rural and urban areas.
The old age protection is provided through the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan  pension scheme in the form of monthly pension of Rs. 3,000/- after attaining the age of 60 years.
Apart from these schemes, Atal Pension Yojana, Public Distribution System under National Food Security Act, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, National Social Assistance Programme, Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Yojana, Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Yojana, PMSVANidhi, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, are also available to the unorganised workers including daily wage workers depending upon their eligibility criteria.
Provision of minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for cost of living allowance as a component of minimum wages. Accordingly, the Central Government revises the cost of living allowance called as Variable Dearness Allowance  on basic rates of minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, every six months effective from 1st April and 1st October every year on the basis of Consumer Price Index for Industrial workers to protect the minimum wages against inflation.
Recently the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, have been rationalized and subsumed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and the components of minimum wages stipulated therein also provide for cost of living allowance. Further, the Code makes minimum wages universally applicable across employments and thus moves ahead from restrictive applicability of minimum wages limited to scheduled employments as provided for under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri. Rameshwar Teli in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM speaks to UK PM; expresses solidarity with UK after the terror attack in Manchester
PM speaks to UK PM; expresses solidarity with UK after the terror attack in Manchester
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi spoke to UK Prime Minister Ms. Theresa May today and expressed solidarity with UK after the terror attack in Manchester.
“Called @Number10gov @theresa_may to express our solidarity with UK after the terror attack in Manchester. We stand together against terror.”, the Prime Minister tweeted.
UPSC
Final Result of Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020
Based on the results of the written examination of the Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020 held bytheUNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION from16thto 18thOctober, 2020followed byinterviews for Personality Test in April, 2021 and July, 2021, the following arethe lists, in orderof merit,of the candidates who have been recommended for appointment to the posts in Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service.
The number of vacancies reported by the Government for posts to be filled is as under:-
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Service
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GEN
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EWS
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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Total
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Indian Economic Service
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06
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02
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03
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02
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02
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15
[Inc. 01 PwBD-3]
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Indian Statistical Service
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25
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05
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12
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05
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03
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50
[Incl. 01 PwBD-2, 01 PwBD-3# and 01 PwBD-4 &5#]01 PwBD-3 and 01 PwBD-4& 5 vacancy is backlog vacancy.
The number of candidates recommended for appointment to the posts in Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service is as under:
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Service
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GEN
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EWS
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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Total
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Indian Economic Service
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06
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02
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03
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02
[incl. 01 PwBD-3]
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02
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15
[incl. 01 PwBD-3]
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Indian Statistical Service
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17
[incl. 01 PwBD-2]
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08
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17
[incl. 02 PwBD-1]
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05
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03
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50
[incl.02 PwBD-1@
&
01 PwBD-2
@ 02 PwBD-1 candidates recommended against 01 backlog vacancy reserved for PwBD-3 and 01 backlog vacancy reserved for PwBD- 4 & 5 after applying interchangeability in terms of sub-Rule 8.5 of Rule 8 of DoP&T OM No. 36035/02/2017-Estt.  dated 15.01.2018
Appointments shall be made strictly in accordance with the extant rules and the number of vacancies available.
The Result of following Roll Nos. of recommended candidates areprovisional :
Indian Economic Service 
0570259
Indian Statistical Service 
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0680245
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0881841
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0881725
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1180237
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The offer of appointment to the candidates whose result has been kept provisional will not be issued till the Commission verifies the original documents awaited from such candidatesand till clarifies the provisional status of these candidates. The provisionality of these candidates will remain valid only for a period of three months from the date of declaration of Final result. In case the candidate fails to submit the requisite documents as required by the Commission within this period, their candidature will be cancelled and no further correspondence would be entertained in this regard.
UPSC has a 'Facilitation Counter' near Examination Hall in its campus. Candidates can obtain any information/clarification regarding their examination/ recruitment on the working day between 10.00 hrs. to17.00 hrs in person or over telephone nos. 011-23385271 / 23381125. Result will also be available on the UPSC web site i.e. www.upsc.gov.inMarks of the candidates shall be made available on the website within fifteen days from the date of publciation of the result.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 328
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 131 crore landmark milestone
More than 67 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 131 Crore landmark milestone  today. More than 67 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10385295
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2nd Dose
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9578757
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18382425
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2nd Dose
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16654204
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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474236912
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2nd Dose
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260176498
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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188536173
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2nd Dose
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130635998
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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117934532
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2nd Dose
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84469974
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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809475337
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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501515431
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Total
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1310990768
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 9thDecember, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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131
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2nd Dose
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6340
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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182
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2nd Dose
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12862
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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1351738
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2nd Dose
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3388757
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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320242
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2nd Dose
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941439
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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187740
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2nd Dose
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501682
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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1860033
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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4851080
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Total
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6711113
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Finance
Presentation of relief package of Rs 6,28,993 crore announced by Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to support Indian economy in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
PENSION ADALAT FOR SETTLEMENT OF COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS
Pension Adalat for settlement of Complaints and problems of Postal Pensioners will be held at 11:00 hrs onwards on 19.12.2017 at the office of Sr. Supdt. Of Post Offices, City Division, Ahmedabad, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380009. The Sr. Supdt. Of Post Offices, City, Division, Ahmedabad will hear each complaint individually.
The Concept of the Pension Adalat is to give a personal hearing and settlement of problems of Pensioners on the spot. The complaints received after due date and related to policy matter will not be entertained.
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Ministry of Railways
ICONIC WEEK OF AZADI KI RAIL GADI AUR STATION CELEBRATED BY ECoR UNDER THE AEGIS OF AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV
Inaugurated by General Manager, ECoR at Khurda Road
Five Stations of ECoR related to Freedom Fighters and Freedom Struggle are nominated.
Various programmes will be organised to mark Azadi Ki Rail Gadi aur Station Week
East Coast Railway is celebrating Iconic Week of Azadi Ki Rail Gadi aur Station from July 18th to 23rd July 2022 under the aegis of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with organising various events to mark 75 years of Indian independence. ECoR General Manager Shri Sharad Kumar Srivastav inaugurated the week long programme at Khurda Road Railway Station today evening.
Shri Srivastav also inaugurated a Small Exhibition showcasing the history of the Khurda area and Paika activities, freedom struggle, etc. To mark this occasion, a Nukkad Natak was performed by the volunteers of Bharat Scouts and Guides of Khurda Road Railway Division.
Iconic Week of Azadi Ki Rail Gadi aur Station is a part of the nation-wide celebrations being held by all the Railway Zones & Divisions as per the directive of the Government of India. Accordingly, Ministry of Railways has identified 75 Railway Stations associated with India’s freedom struggle for being spotlighted as part of ‘’Azadi ki Rail Gadi Aur Stations,
Amongst the nominated Stations all over the Country, Five Stations have been nominated in ECoR jurisdiction. All the nominated Stations will be illuminated with colour lights during the week. Digital Screens showcasing the historical themes will be provided at the above Stations, during the period.
Patriotic Songs, Nukkad Natak in Local Languages will be performed at the above Stations to mark the occasion. Above Stations will have Special Branding on the history of the Station or locality. The nominated Stations in ECoR are Khurda Road, Cuttack, Sakhigopal, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam.
On the concluding day, the family members of the freedom fighters will be invited to share their story to mark the Week Long Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Amongst others, Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Shri Rinkesh Roy, Principal Chief Personnel Officer Shri Tushar Kanti Mondal, Principal Chief Engineer Shri N. S. Uikey and other senior officials were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 139.70 Cr
More than 70 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.40% is highest since March 2020
7,495 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 78,291
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 39 days
With the administration of 70,17,671 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 139.70 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,47,94,783 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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96,63,508
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2nd Dose
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96,63,508
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,84,490
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2nd Dose
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1,68,03,025
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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49,01,96,714
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2nd Dose
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30,48,04,894
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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19,23,57,199
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2nd Dose
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14,30,83,204
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,01,61,788
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2nd Dose
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9,11,35,308
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Total
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1,39,69,76,774
The recovery of 6,960 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,42,08,926.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.40%,highest since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 15,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for last 56days now.
7,495 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseloadpresently at 78,291. Active cases constitute 0.23% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,05,775tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 66.86 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.59% remains less than 1% for the last 39 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 0.62%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 80 days and below 3% for 115 consecutive days now.